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City of Bartlesville gears up for CIP election June 11

With a City of Bartlesville half cent sales tax extension vote for Capital Improvements Projects just two weeks away, local officials have been working to share the features of the seven-year tax extension.

The seven-year proposal — up for consideration by voters on June 11 — calls for $21,105,148 in estimated sales tax revenues available for estimated project costs of $21,098,500, with an estimated $14,760,000 of those project costs being “priority” projects.

Bartlesville City Council members approved the priority projects — which make up 70 percent of the overall anticipated revenue for the issue — and discretionary projects.

“One of the reasons that we only do seventy percent instead of actually putting up a hundred percent is so that we can make sure we (complete) the things that we promise you we’re going to do,” Administrative Director/CFO Mike Bailey said recently.

Available funds will be distributed with 36 percent going to streets, 29 percent for parks, 13 percent for equipment, 12 percent for facilities and 10 percent for drainage.

The council-approved projects include:

— Work on Hillcrest Drive from 18th Street to the Caney River for $2.3 million, which would involve a new roadway starting just north of Crestview and utilizing the same road alignment up to 20th Street. South of 20th Street, to the Caney River, the road would be moved alongside the current road.

— Preventative maintenance on streets at $750,000 per year, for a total of $5.25 million